GLEANINGS IN BEE CULTUKE 



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E. R. ROOT A. I. ROOT H. H. ROOT J. T. CALVERT 



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Contents for April 1, 1913 



EI")ITORL\L 201 ' Bees as Queen Escort.s 208 



Wilder, J. J. as a beekeeper 201 GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE 209 



Minnesota Foul-brood Bill 201 Lahor-savinsr Plans in Apiary 209 



Death of Oliver Foster 201 Galvanized Tub for Uncappins-cans . .. 209 



Indoor Winterins at Medina 202 Spraying Trees in Bloom 210,211 



Washing: Clothes in Honey 202 Collapsible Extractinar-houses 211 



California Bee Journal 202 Holtermann at Osdensburg 212 



Helen Keller 202 ., Auto Trucks for Outvards 21.S, 231 



Door for Honey-houses 202 'j Twelve-frame Extractor 214 



Branding: Queens 203 , Silsbee's Bee-cellar 217 



STRAY STRAWS 204 ;,t Murrv's Extracting: Outfit 218 



Leather for Frame-spacers 204 ! Dexter's Extracting-house 219 



Temperature for Wintering 204 : Paintins: Queens 220 



Foul Brood, Persistency of 204 International Auto Wagon 224, 225 



Bees ChanginfT Color 204 . Equipment for Small Honey-house . . 224 



Air Consumed by Bees 204 ' Sechrisfs Extracting-outfit 225 



NOTES FROM CANADA 205 Out-apiaries and Equipment 227 



Beeswax Shipped in Boxes 205 Getting Bees out of Supers 2;i0 



Bumble-bee Stings 205 ; Honey-tanks Below Extractor 230 



Government Help for Beekeepers 205 , HF^ADS OF GRAIN 232 



BEEKEEPING IN CALIFORNIA 206 ' Labels, to Stick to Tin 232 



California State Beekeepers' Association 206 Feeding Moist Sugar Direct 233 



Utah Foul-brood Law 206 ' Autos Not Liked 234 



Iowa Foul-brood Law 206 Fruit-men Borrow Bees 234 



BEEKEEPING AMONG THE ROCKIES 207 OUR HOMES 235 



Sweet and Sour Soil 207 HIGH-PRESSURE GARDENING 237 



Glass Super Covers 207 Dasheen Culture 239, 240 



CONVERSATIONS WITH DOOLITTLE 208 -J' POULTRY DEPARTMENT 241 



